diff --git a/src/sys/unix/selector/epoll.rs b/src/sys/unix/selector/epoll.rs
index 929e223ba..38667d66c 100644
--- a/src/sys/unix/selector/epoll.rs
+++ b/src/sys/unix/selector/epoll.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl Selector {
     }
 
     pub fn try_clone(&self) -> io::Result<Selector> {
-        syscall!(fcntl(self.ep, libc::F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC, 0)).map(|ep| Selector {
+        syscall!(fcntl(self.ep, libc::F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC, super::LOWEST_FD)).map(|ep| Selector {
             // It's the same selector, so we use the same id.
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             id: self.id,
diff --git a/src/sys/unix/selector/kqueue.rs b/src/sys/unix/selector/kqueue.rs
index 34f534028..b36a5375e 100644
--- a/src/sys/unix/selector/kqueue.rs
+++ b/src/sys/unix/selector/kqueue.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl Selector {
     }
 
     pub fn try_clone(&self) -> io::Result<Selector> {
-        syscall!(dup(self.kq)).map(|kq| Selector {
+        syscall!(fcntl(self.kq, libc::F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC, super::LOWEST_FD)).map(|kq| Selector {
             // It's the same selector, so we use the same id.
             #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
             id: self.id,
diff --git a/src/sys/unix/selector/mod.rs b/src/sys/unix/selector/mod.rs
index 752589817..b73d645bd 100644
--- a/src/sys/unix/selector/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sys/unix/selector/mod.rs
@@ -33,3 +33,13 @@ mod kqueue;
     target_os = "openbsd"
 ))]
 pub(crate) use self::kqueue::{event, Event, Events, Selector};
+
+/// Lowest file descriptor used in `Selector::try_clone`.
+///
+/// # Notes
+///
+/// Usually fds 0, 1 and 2 are standard in, out and error. Some application
+/// blindly assume this to be true, which means using any one of those a select
+/// could result in some interesting and unexpected errors. Avoid that by using
+/// an fd that doesn't have a pre-determined usage.
+const LOWEST_FD: libc::c_int = 3;